Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-12

The Hassel lot, on Main street, near W.
NJ. A.. has been bought by Mr.. Rudolph
Hearle, who will erect u house thereon, dur
ing the summer
Mr.. Lawrence Rostagono has bought the
interest of Mr.. f. Hoffman in the bottling
works and will IN the future conduct the
business in his own name. See his adver-
tisemcnt elsewhere.
The upper room of the courthouse. recent
~ repaired. looks and smells much better
than il did. The judge, upon opening court
last Monday morning. informed those present
that the cuspaiores placed about the room
were To spit in and intImated that those who
ignored their use when eXpectorating would
be forcibly reminded of their duty by the
court.
Mr.. j. Il. %SantmeVer, our county assessor,
paid the InteIIieeneer a pleasant call last
Monday. He states that the favorable out
look for a good wheat crop this year and the
comparatively high price offered for wheat
last week in Aullyille and vicinity has had
the effect of bringing forward a large quanti-
ty for shipment. Eighty-two and a-half cents
was paid for some lots.
The election for school directors and "A
count superintendent will be he'd on the
first Tuesday, 9Th day, of April. The terms
of Messrs. b.. n. John and G. T.. Venable of
this city. expire at that date, and so far we
have heard no other candidates mentioned
for their places. Mr.. q. NJ. Catron, present
incumbent, will lndOu btedly he elected as
commissioner without opposition.
Mr.. Ira Mcdowell. n former resident of
this county, was instantly killed near Colora-
do Springs. Colorado. on the 10Th of Februa-
ry, by being thrown against a circular saw
IN a mill at which he was working. The
entire top of his head was taken off and he
was shockingly mutilated otherwise. He
leaves a wife (0ee Miss Kate Gray, sister of
David Gray and five children.
Mr.. W. f. Kerdnlh, Jr., has purchased of
Mr.. T. c. Wood, ten acres of land living just
north of the present city limits and east of
the residence of Mr.. }. W. Reinhart. 1t will
Immediately be laid off in lots and added to
the city. thereby furnishing Il number Of
very desirable sites for building purposes.
We predict that a lot in ..KerdOlff's addition"
will be a popular investment in the near
future.
Roll of honor of Elm Park school, for the
months ending March 1st:-August Bertz.
Otto Graupner, VIM. Maxwell, JnO. Man
thy, Daniel Stahl, VIM. Shiebar, Frank
Vawter. Anna Branch, Katie Branch, Anna
Bertz, Dolly Christeson, Hughie Dean.
Maggie Fitzgerald, Emma Shrum and Mary
Shrum. Those getting prizes in spelling
were Ernest Shull, Annie Branch and Daniel
Stahl. The prize for the best record in all
branches was awarded to Miss Maggie FItz-
gerald.
Waterloo:-This fine weather the
are on the jump making ready for farming.
Roads are drying up and everything porten6s
an early spring. The wheat looks fine and
with the exception of late sown. bids fair to
make an excellent crop. j. A. Edmonds, Jr..
has been quite sick for the past week. Uncle
John Mahan has been quite poorly all winter
with rheumatism and debility. Mrs. Jacob
Stanley died at Hartsman's coal mine on the
Sth inst, of drOpsy. VIM. Braden and Jas.
Smith are moving to Jackson county to help
build the Santa Fe road. Duck hunters on
Helm. lake are about as plentiful as the
ducks.